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Ancient fortresses of Albania, many of which are museums now, annually attract thousands of tourists. There are: Berat Castle, Castle Burgjet, Pegin Castle and others

Attractions of Albania. Fortifications. Having vacations in Albania, be sure to visit fortifications, built in many cities of Albania in different eras. For example, in the city of Kruja on top of Mount Sari Saltiki there is a fortress built to protect against the Ottoman invasion. Now it is the Albanian National Museum. At 2 kilometers to the south-west from Shkoder is the Rozafa castle, located on the shore of the eponymous lake. The grim citadel of the XIV century is dominated on the town of Gjirokastra (120 km. away from Tirana). Now it home to the Museum of Weapons. In Elbasan (54 km. away from Tirana), one can see the remains of Roman fortifications and a fortress of the XV th century. This is a real open-air museum, which deserve attention: the Turkish Bath (XVI cent.), the bazaar gate, the Royal Mosque (XV cent.), the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church of St. Mary, the Ethnographic Museum and the Museum of Guerrilla War. In the city of Durres (38 km. away from Tirana), there are ruins of Venetian and Byzantine fortresses. In the harbor from the "Venice Tower" to the Amphitheater (I-II cent. N. E.) starches the Medieval city wall. Here one can see the early Christian crypt with a beautiful wall mosaic. The Amphitheater itself is considered to be a hallmark of the city. To the west from the Amphitheater is the Palace of King Ahmet Zog, and in front of it is a statue of the founder of the country - Skanderbeg. Fragments of the city’s walls in Apollonia(IV century BC. E.) gladden eyes up to the present days. In the city-museum of Berat (122 km. away from Tirana), known from the III century BC. There is also a fortress (XIV century) with lots of tiny churches. And in the city of Vlora (147 km away from Tirana) have preserved an ancient amphitheater, Orikum and Porto Palermo castle (I BC).

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